Castle Rackrent
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Castle Rackrent is a satirical 1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth that portrays the decline of an Irish landed estate through the eyes of its long-serving steward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Rackrent canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish novel
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epistolary novel ⓘ novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | radio drama ⓘ |
| author | Maria Edgeworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alcoholism and extravagance
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colonialism and Anglo-Irish identity ⓘ decline of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry ⓘ inheritance and succession ⓘ landlord-tenant relations in Ireland ⓘ mismanagement of estates ⓘ social class and hierarchy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jason Quirk
NERFINISHED
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Sir Condy Rackrent NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Kit Rackrent NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Murtagh Rackrent NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Patrick O'Shaughlin Rackrent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | framed narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasParatext |
editorial preface
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footnotes explaining Irish customs ⓘ glossary of Irish terms ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish law and legal practices
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land tenure and eviction ⓘ religious differences in Ireland ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of Anglo-Irish literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Walter Scott
NERFINISHED
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development of the historical novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Thady Quirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Thady Quirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pre-Union Ireland
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early example of the regional novel ⓘ early use of regional Irish dialect in English fiction ⓘ pioneering use of an unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | Irish landed estate ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of landlord biographies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 18th-century Ireland ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.